Tahoe Regional Planning Compact — Bistate Land-Use Authority (NV)
Tracked preemption from the Nevada overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1969-12-18
Sunset
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Authority
federal
Scope
state:NV
Other Nevada preemptions
Nevada AB 241 (2025) — By-Right Multifamily on Commercial-Zoned LandNevada SB 394 (2025) — 120-Day Decision Shot-Clock (≥100k Counties)Nevada AB 540 (2025) — Clark County Ministerial Review Near Transit (NRS 278.02527)NRS 278.02095 — Accessory Dwelling Unit Mandate (Cities in ≥100k Counties)NRS 244.3358 — Short-Term Rental Ordinance Mandate (Clark County)NRS 278.02083 — Manufactured Housing in Single-Family DistrictsTruckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency Conformance (Washoe County)Nellis AFB / Creech AFB / Naval Air Station Fallon — AICUZ + FAA Part 77
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
parcel.inside_tahoe_compact_area == TruePreempted fields
3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].allowed_uses | override | TRPA_Code_of_Ordinances | TRPA Code of Ordinances supersedes local zoning within the compact boundary |
review_type | override | TRPA_concurrent | TRPA approval required in addition to (or in lieu of) local review |
environmental_thresholds | override | TRPA_environmental_threshold_carrying_capacity |
Citation
Authority source
Tahoe Regional Planning Compact (P.L. 91-148, 1969; amended P.L. 96-551, 1980); NRS 277.190–277.220 (Nevada ratification)
§ Tahoe Regional Planning Compact + TRPA Code of Ordinances + Regional Plan
Research notes
Bistate (Nevada + California) compact ratified by Congress in 1969 and amended in 1980, creating TRPA as a supra-state land-use authority for the Lake Tahoe basin. Within the compact boundary, TRPA's Regional Plan and Code of Ordinances supersede both Nevada state law and local zoning. Covered Nevada jurisdictions include unincorporated Douglas County, unincorporated Washoe County, Carson City (small portion), and the unincorporated communities of Incline Village / Crystal Bay, Zephyr Cove, and Stateline. TRPA enforces environmental-threshold carrying capacities (TRPAs) governing coverage, height, density, scenic, and water quality. AB 241 (2025) explicitly carves out the compact area; this overlay supersedes the by-right multifamily mandate within the basin.